The Rubesletter - The pA.I.nful Olympic ads from Big Tech
This is the Rubesletter from Matt Ruby. I’m a comedian, writer, and the creator of Vooza. This is a paywalled newsletter. If you’re a paid subscriber you’ll get exclusive content sent only to those who support financially. Sign up here. Thanks! The pA.I.nful Olympic ads from Big TechGoogle, try this: "Hey Gemini. I need to create an ad for A.I. that doesn't make everybody immediately recoil in disgust. Can you help?"
Olympics roundup time featuring thoughts on that Algerian boxer, dumb A.I. ads, national anthems, pole vault schlong guy, Snoop, the Turkish shooter, and more. Let’s go… 🏅 Boxing controversy This video I made about that Algerian boxer struck a nerve…  🏅 Ads that are pA.I.nful You'd think one of these A.I. companies would try this: "Gemini: I need to create an ad for A.I. that doesn't make everybody immediately recoil in disgust. Can you help?" Because the ads during the Games are pretty brutal, especially Google’s “Dear Sydney” one. If ya haven’t seen, a little girl idolizes a sprinter and her dad tells her to use A.I. to write a fan letter because that’s better for– well, it’s not clear. Everyone who’s seen it thinks the same thing: This sucks. Let the girl write the letter! She’ll get to pour her heart out and express herself. The sprinter will get praise from a cute lil’ human instead of a robot. And the father will get 30 minutes of peace as his tot puts crayon to paper. No one is hoping for A.I. to kill heartfelt communication. What’s next? A commercial where some dude has Copilot write his wedding vows? “Hey Google’s Gemini A.I. chatbot: Write wedding vows telling my wife-to-be how much I love her. Then, write eulogy for my father.”...  Unlock this post for free, courtesy of Matt Ruby.A subscription gets you:
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder... ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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Sunday, August 4, 2024
5 funny videos and 5 good quotes. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
[Highlights] Best of some recent Rubesletters
Saturday, August 3, 2024
It's flashback time. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
[Quickies] "Lesbians friends potluck this way ⬅️"
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Also: Black women, the mistake kids make today, Jews/pickles, and more. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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